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From: e85rw@efd.lth.se (Ricard Wolf)
Newsgroups: news.admin,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Internet/NSFNet proposal to be run by IBM -- call to action!
Keywords: ..and make more money
Message-ID: <1990Oct31.081304.14531@lth.se>
Date: 31 Oct 90 08:13:04 GMT
References: <1990Oct28.220432.521@ddsw1.MCS.COM> <16121@drilex.UUCP> <4562@rsiatl.UUCP>
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Reply-To: e85rw@efd.lth.se (Ricard Wolf)
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In article <4562@rsiatl.UUCP> jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond) writes:
...
>>Assuming that IBM has made such a proposal, why should they spend money
>>to turn something working in to something that doesn't work?  
>
>You ever used IBM products?  If you have, how can you ask that question?
:-) :-) :-)

>>they're actually trying to make a buck.  Quite a few, in fact.
>
>Precicely.  Which has NOTHING to do with our being able to actually
>USE what they provide for us.  Witness, the PC Jr.  Or any Series/1.
>Etc.
>
>>The principal reason why IBM would volunteer to run the NFSNet, etc would
>>be to enhance their standing in the academic technical community.  
>
>No, according to IBM's news release, they will be in it along with 
>Compu$erve and McGraw-Hill and others STRICTLY to make a buck.
EXACTLY!!!!! Please remember that IBM is not interested in making
anything else but money! If the machine works, it's an added bonus, but not
really part of the specification :-) :-). If they could have made money
marketing peas they would have done so ("oh, you want a container to transport
the peas home in? well that is an optional extra").

                                       
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Ricard Wolf

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